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IndieGames.com is presented by the UBM TechWeb Game Network, which runs the Independent Games Festival & Summit every year at Game Developers Conference. The company (producer of the Game Developers Conference series, Gamasutra.com and Game Developer magazine) established the Independent Games Festival in 1998 to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best independent game developers.

From under the sea comes a surprise announcement: the former PSN exclusive Derrick the Deathfin from Different Cloth is now available for Windows and Mac for $7.99. This papercrafted underwater side-scroller is all about speed and high scoring, or to quote our own Danny Cowan, "It's basically a murderous, arcade-style take on Sega's Ecco the Dolphin."

Different Cloth's Gordon Midwood says the PC version is a 1:1 conversion, with keys and key+mouse controls added. Worth noting, Derrick the Deathfin has a Steam Greenlight page, too. The developers are using the Humble Store for distribution, so that would make retroactively handing out Steam keys simple. The devs write: "Derrick would be a perfect fit for Steam, with integrated high scores, achievements, in big picture mode.... mmm imagine that!"